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BMES-5054: Quantitative Cell Physiology

Description: Mathematical modeling, simulation, quantitative description of cell physiology and control. Numerical simulation of cellular physiologic processes including reaction kinetics, inhibition and cooperativity, passive transport, facilitated and carrier-mediate reaction kinetics. Cell resting membrane potential, and nerve and muscle tissue. Modeling of neural cell processes including voltage-gated channels, neurotransmitter kinetics, and postsynaptic cell membrane potentials.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: BMES-5044

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.65 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 40.22%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Arina Korneva202467.8%32.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.601
Nicholas S Johnson201983.3%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.811
Hampton C Gabler202077.8%22.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.681
Vincent M Wang202369.1%29.4%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.613

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W